Poverty

AUSTIN, TEXAS—The Center for Public Policy Priorities’ Frances Deviney, senior research associate and Texas KIDS COUNT director, made the following statement about today’s release of the American Community Survey:“Today’s release of the Census Bureau’s

Tax season is here. For many Texas families, the substantial tax refund they will get back is vital to their overall budget.
The Earned Income Tax Credit the most successful income supplement for working families, lifting millions of Americans, including about

Today CPPP sent an open letter to the Texas Senate supporting SB 1247, which would protect consumers from excessive fees totaling between $260 and $440 million over the upcoming biennium. Here’s why we are for SB 1247:
Half a

Most of us know what poverty “looks like”—such as being homeless or hungry. But what we may not realize is that poverty is a specific income line defined by the federal government. The line differs depending on how big your

This weekend, we contributed a piece to the Austin American-Statesman’s legislative series. You can read the full oped below, which originally ran in the Statesman on Sunday, Dec. 9:
Sarah Campsey’s children are her world. She’d sacrifice anything to give